After two games on the road, Eastside is heading back home. They will take on the Richlands Blue Tornado at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Richlands' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Eastside had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Eastside's pitchers stepped up to hand Thomas Walker a 22-0 shutout on Friday.
Emma Sartin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Sartin has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sartin was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Maddie Compton was a standout: she got on base in four of her five plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple. Haley Frazier was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Richlands had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They put the hurt on the G-Men with a sharp 12-1 win. Richlands' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Eastside's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Richlands, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Eastside came out on top in a nail-biter against Richlands in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 2-1. Will Eastside repeat their success, or does Richlands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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